Latest revision as of 15:29, 13 January 2011

About this project
This project contains the images of the Motion Picture Studio Directories for 1919 and 1921. The project level difficulty is set at Easy because the images are typed and the information easily extracted.

Cover

This form type is for the book covers.

Star Biography

This form type is for images displaying the biography of the star. The names on the images usually appear in alphabetical order with the name of the star appearing in bold lettering at the beginning of the biographical paragraph.

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Navigation

There are three selections in the dictionary for this field: Complete on this image; Continued from previous image; and, Continues on to next image. This field only need be used for the first and last biographical entries on the image. If the fields necessary to key for a biographical subject are continued on to the next image choose "continues on to next image". Even if the next image is not part of your image set, make this selection if you are unable to continue keying the required fields because they are on the next image. If your image set begins with a continued biographical subject choose "continued from previous image" then key only the required fields visible on your image. Do not worry about what was keyed on the previous image because the data from both pages will later be put together in one record for the individual. If the portion of the biography that you have contains no information to be keyed, then do not enter anything in this field and just proceed to the next biographical subject. The third dictionary entry is "complete on this image" and is unncessary for these images.
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Prefix

Key any titles before the Given name, such as "Dr", "Rev", "Mr" or "Mrs", using a dictionary if provided for assistance. If a prefix does not appear in a dictionary then key the prefix as seen. On birth and death records "stillborn", "child", "unknown", or "not stated" may appear. Key these as prefixes. If "child of Peter Pan" appears, key the complete phrase into the prefix field unless there is a father name field. If there is a father field, key "child of" as a prefix then key the father name as Peter Pan.
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Given

Key the first name or initial and any middle names of the primary person to whom the record pertains using a dictionary if provided for assistance. If a name does not appear in the dictionary then key the name as seen.
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Surname

The Surname is the last name of the primary person to whom the record applies. Key the Surname using the dictionary provided for assistance. If the surname does not appear in the dictionary then key the surname as seen.
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Suffix

Key all titles, such as "Jr" or "III", following the surname of the primary person to whom the record applies using a dictionary if provided for assistance. If a suffix does not appear in a dictionary then key the suffix as seen.
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Birth Month

Birth Day

Birth Year

Key the two or four digit number designated as the birth year in the birth date. The Year must be either two or four digits.
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Birth Location

Key the Birth Location from the record using the dictionary provided for assistance. If a location is not found in the dictionary then key the location as seen. The Birth Location can be found following the "b" in the biographical information of the star. Key as seen but leave off any periods which may appear in the location(s).
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StarPhotograph

This form type is for the photographs with name of star or for the pages listing many stars.

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Prefix

Key any titles before the Given name, such as "Dr", "Rev", "Mr" or "Mrs", using a dictionary if provided for assistance. If a prefix does not appear in a dictionary then key the prefix as seen. On birth and death records "stillborn", "child", "unknown", or "not stated" may appear. Key these as prefixes. If "child of Peter Pan" appears, key the complete phrase into the prefix field unless there is a father name field. If there is a father field, key "child of" as a prefix then key the father name as Peter Pan.
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Given

Key the first name or initial and any middle names of the primary person to whom the record pertains using a dictionary if provided for assistance. If a name does not appear in the dictionary then key the name as seen.
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Surname

The Surname is the last name of the primary person to whom the record applies. Key the Surname using the dictionary provided for assistance. If the surname does not appear in the dictionary then key the surname as seen.
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Suffix

Key all titles, such as "Jr" or "III", following the surname of the primary person to whom the record applies using a dictionary if provided for assistance. If a suffix does not appear in a dictionary then key the suffix as seen.
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Index

This form type is for images displaying an alphabetical listing of names (with no biographical information) and, most often, a page or portrait number.